DOCUMENT:Q214982  22-OCT-2000  [sms]
TITLE   :SMS: Unable to View Software Metering Data by the Month
PRODUCT :Microsoft Systems Management Server
PROD/VER:winnt:2.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbsms200 kbsms200bug

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Systems Management Server version 2.0 
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SYMPTOMS
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When you view data summarization rules for Software Metering in the
Administrator Console, you are unable to select "Data Summarization Rule Age" or
"Data Summarization Rule Granularity" by the month.

WORKAROUND
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To work around this behavior, use the options for viewing data by the minute,
the hour, the day, the week, or the year.

STATUS
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Systems Management
Server version 2.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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To select the various options for viewing data in the SMS Administrator Console,
follow these steps:

1. In the Administrator Console, navigate to the Component Configuration folder,
   right-click Software Metering, and then click Properties.

2. On the Data Summarization tab, add New Summarization Rule, and then view all
   options by Age.

Additional query words: prodsms

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Keywords          : kbsms200 kbsms200bug 
Technology        : kbSMSSearch kbSMS200
Version           : winnt:2.0
Issue type        : kbbug

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